Hello and welcome. The epic V Apple Lawsuit begins today, finally giving the Fortnite Publisher Epic Games its day in court. Apple and Epic Games have been in A Legal battle since last year over a 30 Levy Apple collects on purchases made through its App Store. Fortnite was kicked off the App Store for dodging that charge by installing its own payment system, which is forbidden under App Store rules. From san francisco, James Clayton has more. In august last Year Epic games did something totally against apples App Store rules. It decided that its Hit Game Fortnite should have a new payment option, to try to get around apples 30 charge. Apple probably kicked one of the App Store but Epic Games is ready for the promptly. It stabbed apple with a lawsuit and was even prepared the high production video, a spoof of apples iconic 1984 advert for the apple mac. Apple has reportedly made hundreds of millions of dollars from the Fortnite Game alone, just in charges, and migratory S Argument is if
Can now meet indoors. The queen sends a message to the People Of Northern Ireland marking the countrys centenary and praising the continued peace as a credit to its people, upon whose shoulders the future rests. After herojimi Olubunmi Adewole died trying to save a woman who fell into the River Thames, well hear from the man who jumped in with him and thankfully survived. Jimi started to count, ok, lets do it, three, two. And i couldnt think on it so ijustjumped. That is the last time i sanimi. And coming up this hour a warning from the Hospitality Industry about staffing struggles ahead of reopening later this month. Police in Manchester Have condemned the protests that led to the postponement of Manchester Uniteds Premier League Match against liverpool, calling them completely unacceptable. Two officers were injured when fans stormed the pitch. The mayor of greater Manchester Andy Burnham has also condemned the violence. Our Sports Correspondent Joe Wilson reports. The concourse outs
Good afternoon. The Foreign Secretary, dominic raab, will hold talks later with the new us secretary of state, anthony blinken, whos on his first visit to London Sincejoe Biden became president. The discussions take place before britain hosts Foreign Ministers from the G7 Group of industrialised nations in what will be their first Face To Face Meeting for more than two years. Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports. Americas top diplomat arriving in london for the first time since Team Trump was swept away by team biden, and while the politics and style may have changed, when it comes to world affairs, the message remains the same. What we have witnessed over the last several years is china acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad. It is the one country in the world that has the military, economic, diplomatic capacity to undermine or challenge the rules based order that we care so much about. And it is defending that international order that will be top
We have been carrying on with diplomacy through the pandemic, but theres nothing quite as effective as face to face diplomacy, and thats why having a Covid Compliant face to Face G7 Meeting is so important. Sporting and Politicialfigures Have condemned the violence against police during a protest at Old Trafford yesterday. When you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, when you get fans smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then that is not the way to do it. The queen sends a message to the People Of Northern Ireland marking the countrys centenary, and praising the continued peace as a credit to its people, upon whose shoulders the future rests. And Coming Up, the First Non Socially Distanced Gig for over a year, Last Night in liverpool. Research from the Pilot Event in Sefton Park will help to show how concerts and festivals can safely take place again. Mps are urging the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17t
Of 5,000 fans. Good morning. Todayis today is a relatively dry and bright start to the day for many, but rain in the west will sweep east through the day, accompanied by gusty winds. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, the 3rd of may. Our top story. Police in manchester have called the protests that led to the postponement of Manchester Uniteds Premier League Match against liverpool, completely unacceptable. Two officers were injured after fans stormed The Pitch. The mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has condemned the violence. 0ur Sports Correspondent Joe Wilson reports. The concourse outside Old Trafford where protesters were expected to congregate. To voice their continued opposition to the ownership of Manchester United by the Glazer Family. Some protesters soon decided to go further, and ultimately, onto The Pitch itself. This was the scene at one of the most Famous Football Grounds in the world, that revered Manchester United pitch, the place of stirring feats o